Awareness Safety

Fire Door Safety Week

A UK campaign in late September that explains how fire doors work and urges people to check, report and keep them closed.

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About the day

Fire Door Safety Week is run by the British Woodworking Federation. It aims to raise awareness of the role fire doors play in stopping fire and smoke spreading, and of common faults that stop them working. Each year has a theme, such as lithium-ion battery fires in 2025.

2026 theme

Check it, close it: Protection starts at the door

The 2027 theme has not been announced yet.

Dates for the next three years

YearDateWhereStatus
202727 September to 1 October 2027UKProvisional until the organiser confirms
202825 to 29 September 2028UKProvisional until the organiser confirms
202924 to 28 September 2029UKProvisional until the organiser confirms

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